D/L The RFN Catalog Part #1 - Rhododendrons - Rare Find Nursery

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table of Contents Exclusive for 2013 from RareFind ......... inside front cover 2012: A New Beginning...................................................1 A Few Notes & Reminders ..............................................1 Rarefind Nursery’s Staff...................................................2 We Take Pride in Our Plants and Packing Too ................ 3 Rhododendrons...............................................................4 Criteria for Success with Rhododendrons ....................12 Azaleas ..........................................................................13 Gift Certificates..............................................................20 The Best Metal Tags......................................................20 Trees & Shrubs .............................................................. 21 Cherry Grove Farm........................................................46 Vines & Ramblers ..........................................................47 Native Plants .................................................................48 Conifers .........................................................................49 Perennials......................................................................51 Come Visit! ....................................................................61 Pitcher Plants ................................................................62 Build-a-Bog Workshops................................................64 “Bog-in-a-Box” Kit ........................................................64 Grasses & Grass-Like Plants.........................................65 Hit Parade of Top 25 Rhododendrons...........................67 Tree & Shrub Planting Guide ......................................... 68 Ordering Information .....................................................70 Order Form ....................................................................71 Directions & Hours ........................................................72 USDA Hardiness Zone Map ..................inside back cover New Plants ...................................................... back cover A 2012 visitor to RareFind Nursery eXClUsive for 2013 froM rarefinD nUrsery We’re proud to introduce these special plants for 2013! Ilex ‘Governor Joel Parker’ (p. 36) Illicium ‘Zodiac’ (p. 37) Clethra alnifolia ‘Batsto Blush’ (p. 26) Sarracenia x Green Dragon (p. 63) Sarracenia x Green Prince (p. 63)
2012: A NEW BEGINNING This is an exciting time for RareFind: The nursery has undergone a welcome rebirth over the past year. On June 28, 2012, RareFind Nursery was purchased by Oliver Hamill. Like many of us, Oliver is a self-described “plant nut.” He grew up spending many hours in his grandmother’s wildflower garden in Central New Jersey, which began a lifelong exploration of woodlands and wild places, both local and abroad. Oliver practiced landscape design for many years, and is currently a managing partner and one of the owners of Cherry Grove Farm in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. (Page 46) Like many who discover RareFind Nursery, Oliver was delighted to find a source for some of the unusual, hard-to-find plants he had seen in the wild throughout his life. When the opportunity to buy RareFind presented itself, Oliver could not resist. His decision has not only kept the nursery intact, but has ensured that RareFind will continue to contribute to the horticultural richness of the Garden State—and beyond. RareFind Nursery has already undergone significant changes under Oliver’s leadership: We’ve constructed new greenhouses that will increase and improve our productivity. We plan to do more advertising to increase our customer base. We’ll be attending more offsite events in 2013 to make it easier for our customers to communicate and learn more about us. We’ve made improvements in the RareFind catalog and we’ll be getting it out earlier than ever before. We’re looking at all aspects of our business, making improvements wherever necessary to improve our customers’ experience and produce an even better product. And of course, we’ll keep you apprised of the changes and improvements as they occur during the year. As always, we welcome your feedback. The experienced, longstanding nursery team at RareFind has been strengthened by Oliver’s involvement. With your continued support, RareFind Nursery will continue to grow and offer rare, unusual, and forgotten plants that you’ll never see at your local garden center. We look forward to your visits over the coming year, and sincerely hope that 2013 will prove to be a good year for all of us. irv Paulus General Manager RareFind Nursery officially opens on Saturday, March 16, 2013 and closes November 30, 2013. To accommodate our nursery customers and visitors, we will be open five (5) Sundays during the busy Spring season. The Sundays when we will be open are: March 17th, April 7th, April 21th, May 5th, and May 19th. We’ve made improvements to the catalog again: We’ve color coded the different plant categories to make them easier to locate, and plant descriptions are always to the right of the picture. “New Plants” are also featured in the catalog. Gift Certificates now have an expiration date to comply with New Jersey regulations. They are valid for two (2) years from date of purchase. We will be traveling to several off-site events: MANTS in Baltimore in early January, Plant-O-Rama in Brooklyn in late January, Ladew Gardens in Baltimore in May, Earthly Delights in May/June and PHS at the Philadelphia Naval Yard in September. Check our website for other locations and specific dates for these events. Elepidote Rhododendrons Lepidote Rhododendrons Deciduous Azaleas Evergreen Azaleas Trees & Shrubs Vines & Ramblers Conifers Perennials Pitcher Plants Grass & Grass-like Plants pg. 1
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